Question 1

True or false: Bradman was knighted for his services to cricket in 1949.

Accepted Answer

True. He was knighted in 1949, becoming Sir Donald Bradman, though he famously declined a knighthood earlier.

Question 2

True or false: Bradman was born in Cootamundra, New South Wales, and learned cricket by hitting a golf ball with a stump.

Accepted Answer

True. He famously practiced alone against a water tank, using a stump to hit a golf ball, honing his hand-eye coordination.

Question 3

True or false: Bradman retired from Tests after the 1948 Invincibles tour with a century in his final innings.

Accepted Answer

False. He was dismissed for a duck (0) in his last Test at The Oval in 1948, needing just 4 runs for an average of 100.

Question 4

True or false: Don Bradman's Test batting average of 99.94 is exactly 100 if you include Don Bradman's one-day internationals.

Accepted Answer

False. Bradman never played ODI cricket; his average remains 99.94 from 52 Tests only.

Question 5

True or false: Bradman played his entire first-class career for New South Wales.

Accepted Answer

False. He started with NSW but later played for South Australia, captaining them to multiple Sheffield Shield titles.

Question 6

True or false: Don Bradman once scored a century in a single session of a Test match.

Accepted Answer

True. In the 1930 Ashes at Headingley, Bradman hit 105 before lunch on the first day, a feat of brutal speed.

Question 7

True or false: Bradman once scored 452 not out in a first-class match, the highest score ever at the time.

Accepted Answer

True. In 1930 for NSW against Queensland, he smashed 452* in just 415 minutes, a record then.

Question 8

True or false: Bradman never played a Test match outside of England and Australia.

Accepted Answer

False. Bradman captained Australia in a five-Test series in India during the 1947-48 tour, competing in official Test matches there.

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